NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 18, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
SUNDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Sunday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)
Rio Grande Valley's Jerel McNeal led all scorers with 31 points, while Patrick Sullivan added 17 points and 16 rebounds, leading the Vipers to an overtime victory over Reno at home in Game 1 of their semifinal series. Anthony Richardson and Marcus Landry each scored 21 points for the Bighorns, while Jon Scheyer added 20 points for Rio Grande Valley. The Vipers can close out the series and advance to the Finals with a win at Reno on Wednesday.
FINAL NBA D-LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE W-L Pct. GB WESTERN CONFERENCE W-L Pct. GB
*^Iowa 37-13 .740 0.0 *^Reno 34-16 .680 0.0
*Erie 32-18 .640 5.0 *Rio Grande Valley 33-17 .660 1.0
#Fort Wayne 24-26 .480 13.0 *Tulsa 33-17 .660 1.0
#Dakota 19-31 .380 18.0 *Bakersfield 29-21 .580 5.0
#Maine 18-32 .360 19.0 *Utah 28-22 .560 6.0
#Springfield 13-37 .260 24.0 *Texas 24-26 .480 10.0
#Sioux Falls 10-40 .200 27.0 #Idaho 24-26 .480 10.0
#Austin 22-28 .440 12.0
* Clinched playoff berth. #New Mexico 20-30 .400 13.0
^ Clinched conference title.
# Eliminated from playoff contention.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
13 players with NBA D-League experience played in four NBA playoff games last night, none as starters:
The Lakers' Shannon Brown scored eight points in a loss to the Hornets.
New York's Bill Walker scored seven points in a loss to the Celtics.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Zabian Dowdell Phoenix Tulsa 1/9/11
Larry Owens San Antonio, Wash. Tulsa 1/16/11, 4/6/11
Mustafa Shakur Washington Rio Grande Valley 1/22/11
Chris Johnson Port., Bos., Port. Dakota 1/24/11, 2/25/11, 3/14/11
Garrett Temple Milwaukee, Charlotte Erie 1/25/11, 3/7/11
Trey Johnson Toronto, LA Lakers Bakersfield 1/26/11, 4/13/11
Orien Greene New Jersey Utah 2/1/11
Steve Novak San Antonio Reno 2/9/11
Jeff Adrien Golden State Rio Grande Valley 2/25/11
Othyus Jeffers San Antonio, Wash. Iowa 3/4/11, 3/17/11
Jerel McNeal New Orleans Rio Grande Valley 3/9/11
Marcus Cousin Utah, Houston Austin 3/9/11, 4/11/11
Danny Green San Antonio Spurs Reno 3/16/11
Patrick Ewing Jr. New Orleans Sioux Falls 3/26/11
Kyle Weaver Utah Austin 3/30/11
Mario West New Jersey Maine 3/31/11
Antonio Daniels Philadelphia Texas 4/5/11
Robert Vaden Oklahoma City Tulsa 4/9/11
Magnum Rolle Atlanta Maine 4/11/11
Marqus Blakely Houston Iowa 4/13/11
ASSIGNMENT BOARD: NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League (Regular Season Stats)
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date G MPG PPG RPG APG
Robert Vaden Oklahoma City Tulsa 4/10/11 (Playoffs) 3 31.0 15.0 3.3 1.0
(With Tulsa during regular season) 45 28.0 10.4 2.4 2.2
Marcus Cousin Houston Rio Grande Valley 4/11/11 (Playoffs) 3 7.3 2.7 1.0 0.0
(With Austin during regular season) 46 30.5 14.9 8.6 0.8
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